Portable terminal device specifying content related to first application and copying content to a second application upon predetermined event or operation

Abstract

A terminal device according to the present application includes an acceptance unit, a detection unit, and a storage unit. The acceptance unit accepts a specifying operation for specifying a piece of content related to a first application. The detection unit detects a predetermined executing operation after the acceptance unit accepts the specifying operation. Upon detection of the executing operation by the detection unit, the storage unit stores the piece of content specified by the specifying operation in a storage region used by a second application.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A terminal device for displaying content to a user of the terminal device, the terminal device comprising:
 a memory storing: (i) a temporary storage of a clipboard application, and (ii) a content storage of a second application; and 
 a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor programmed to perform a process including:
 displaying a first application that is executed on a display of the terminal device; 
 receiving a specifying operation by the user that specifies content related to the first application displayed on the terminal device when the first application is executed; 
 in response to receiving the specifying operation, executing the clipboard application and storing the specified content in the temporary storage of the clipboard application, without displaying the clipboard application; 
 detecting a predetermined executing operation performed in response to receiving the specifying operation; 
 in response to detecting the predetermined executing operation, retrieving the specified content from the temporary storage of the clipboard application; and 
 executing the second application while displaying the first application, and storing the retrieved specified content in the content storage of the second application of the memory such that the specified content is retrievable by the second application, whereby the specified content from the first application is stored in the content storage of the second application without the clipboard application and the second application being displayed on the display of the terminal device. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to display in a time series manner the content stored in the content storage of the second application. 
     
     
       3. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to edit the content stored in the content storage of the second application. 
     
     
       4. The terminal device according to  claim 3 , wherein the processor is programmed to classify the content stored in the content storage of the second application into categories. 
     
     
       5. The terminal device according to  claim 3 , wherein the processor is programmed to combine a plurality of pieces of content stored in the content storage of the second application. 
     
     
       6. The terminal device according to  claim 3 , wherein the processor is programmed to set a time for notifying the user of the terminal device regarding information related to the content. 
     
     
       7. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to share the content stored in the content storage of the second application with a third application. 
     
     
       8. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to output signals at intervals of time, and to stop operation of the second application in response to no signal being output from a predetermined period of time, each of the intervals of time being shorter than the predetermined period of time. 
     
     
       9. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to:
 add a tag that links to the specified content stored in the memory to the content of the first application; and 
 store the content in the content storage of the second application. 
 
     
     
       10. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to:
 store the specified content in the content storage of the second application; and 
 associate the stored content with related content that is related to the specified content. 
 
     
     
       11. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to detect an operation that is identified by software processing the second application as the predetermined executing operation. 
     
     
       12. The terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to detect a change in physical motion of the terminal device as the predetermined executing operation. 
     
     
       13. The terminal device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor is programmed to detect the predetermined executing operation performed in response to receiving the specifying operation without the second application being displayed on the display of the terminal device; and 
 the specified content from the first application is transferred from the first application and stored in the content storage of the second application while the first application is continuously displayed and without the second application being displayed on the display of the terminal device. 
 
     
     
       14. A storage method executed by a terminal device of a user, the storage method comprising:
 displaying a first application that is executed on a display of the terminal device; 
 receiving a specifying operation by the user that specifies content related to a first application displayed on the terminal device when the first application is executed; 
 in response to receiving the specifying operation, executing a clipboard application and storing the specified content in a temporary storage of the clipboard application in a memory, without displaying the clipboard application; 
 detecting a predetermined executing operation performed in response to receiving the specifying operation; 
 in response to detecting the predetermined executing operation, retrieving the specified content from the temporary storage of the clipboard application; and 
 executing a second application while displaying the first application, and storing the retrieved specified content in a content storage of the second application of the memory such that the specified content is retrievable by the second application, whereby the specified content from the first application is stored in the content storage of the second application without the clipboard application and the second application being displayed on the display of the terminal device. 
 
     
     
       15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing program instructions for storing contents, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to perform:
 displaying a first application that is executed on a display; 
 receiving a specifying operation by a user that specifies content related to a displayed first application when the first application is executed; 
 in response to receiving the specifying operation, executing a clipboard application and storing the specified content in a temporary storage of the clipboard application, without displaying the clipboard application; 
 detecting a predetermined executing operation performed in response to receiving the specifying operation; 
 in response to detecting the predetermined executing operation, retrieving the specified content from the temporary storage of the clipboard application; and 
 executing a second application while displaying the first application, and storing the retrieved specified content in a content storage of the second application such that the specified content is retrievable by the second application, whereby the specified content from the first application is stored in the content storage of the second application without the clipboard application and the second application being displayed on the display of the terminal device.